The University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division was awarded a $440,358.83 federal grant (Grant for Research) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct oceanographic research and marine science work. This project will lead in-situ biogeochemical measurements from ship and wave glider platforms, integrating sensors, testing and calibrating equipment, and delivering bio-optical data to study biological growth, vertical transport, and nutrient dynamics. The...
This is a $536,050.79 grant award to the University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division, doing business as URI - Research, from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The grant is for a research project titled "North Atlantic Plankton Population Dynamics: Quantifying the Predictive Values of Temperatures, Light and Hyperspectral Ocean Color Data." The research aims to measure plankton population dynamics, growth rates, and predator-induced mortality...
This federal contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division, supports research on using Gaussian decomposition to model peaks in optical spectra recorded in Narragansett Bay and along the U.S. Northeast Shelf. The $134,989.97 grant contract, awarded on September 1, 2020, runs through August 31, 2023. As the state's flagship public university, URI conducts extensive research for federal agencies across...
This federal contract award, ID 80NSSC20K1728, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division. The $411,503.00 grant is for a research project titled "Radiances from Satellite-Borne, Passive, Microwave Sensors are Used to Estimate a Variety of Atmospheric, Oceanographic, Cryospheric and Terrestrial Properties." The contract is for scientific research and development services and does not have a...
The University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division, doing business as URI - Research, has been awarded a $1,068,761.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to validate the science data products from the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite mission in the U.S. Northeast Continental Shelf region in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This 4-year research grant, which does not have a set-aside...
The University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office, doing business as URI - Research, has been awarded a $304,720.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide research and development services under the NASA HTMS (High Technology Monitoring System) program. This is a direct award to URI with no set-aside designation. As the state's flagship public research university, URI conducts extensive scientific research across disciplines including oceanography,...
This is a $1,511,156.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) to conduct research on the impact of microzooplankton predation on marine primary production and carbon export. The research aims to quantify the effects of microzooplankton predation on primary production, particle abundance, and size distribution in the euphotic zone, in order to gain a better understanding of carbon flow and export production. The grant...
This is a Training Grant contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to the University of Rhode Island (URI) on September 1, 2018. The $112,317.89 contract supports research to understand how rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are impacting the ocean's biological carbon pump. The study aims to improve estimates of net community production, a key metric for the biological pump, using in-situ and satellite data collected...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,162,400.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division, doing business as URI - Research. The award is for the development of a CMOS Integrated Comb Generator for Large Format Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector (MKID) Arrays, which supports NASA's research and technology development priorities. The contract is a grant for research and does not have a...
This federal contract award, valued at $99,977.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) to conduct research on the effects of circadian rhythm disruption and gravitational disturbance in a lunar mission analog on muscle function during and after the mission. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is a grant for research and is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2025. URI, a public land-grant research...